Written questions
3,797 written questions tabled, most recent first.
27 Jun 2022 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Water: Sewage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the water industry on reducing the discharge of sewage into rivers, seas and lakes.
27 Jun 2022 · Treasury
Financial Services Ombudsman: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Services Ombudsman about reducing waiting times in both allocating and investigating cases.
22 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Universal Credit: Self-employed
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill would give an entitlement to cost of living payments to self-employed Universal Credit claimants who do not receive a regular payment due to the mi
22 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Females: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the strategy paper for the Women's Strategy for Health will be published.
20 Jun 2022 · Department for Work and Pensions
Personal Independence Payment: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the waiting time is between a personal independence payment (PIP) application being submitted and the applicant's PIP assessment being arranged.
20 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Bangladesh: Disaster Relief
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government has offered any assistance to Bangladesh following recent flooding in that country.
14 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jagtar Singh Johal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will raise the case of Jagtar Singh Johal in her next discussion with her Indian counterpart.
13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Jagtar Singh Johal
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in India on the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal.
13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Missguided
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Pakistani counterpart on the impact on Pakistani garment workers of the collapse of the fashion brand, Missguided.
13 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Pakistan: Missguided
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports that workers in Pakistan making clothing for the fashion brand, Missguided, have not received s
13 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to tackle poor working conditions and practices in the garment industry in (a) Leicester and (b) the UK.
13 Jun 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of a recent study commissioned by the Garment and Textile Workers Trust that more than half of the
10 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the system for issuing payments to refugees and hosts under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
10 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of local authorities have received the full amount owed to them by the Government to cover the cost of payments owed to hosts and refugees under the Homes for Ukraine
10 Jun 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Homes for Ukraine Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department collects data on the number of (a) subsidence payments made to refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme and (b) thank you payments made to hosts under that
9 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Homicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the killing of six civilians in Sagaing Region’s Myinmu Township by the military in Myanmar.
9 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Homicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Myanmar following the killing of six civilians in Sagaing Region’s Myinmu Township by the military in Myanmar on 8 June
9 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Journalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to work with representatives of trade unions in Myanmar to promote the rights of journalists.
9 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Journalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support journalists in Myanmar who have experienced physical violence and threats of imprisonment for their media work.
9 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Journalism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Myanmar on journalists who are awaiting criminal trials and executions.
9 Jun 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Myanmar: Propaganda
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that Myanmar nationalists and military are using Telegram, Youtube, Telegram, VK and Viber to dis
9 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of when the UK Health Security Agency testing for Evusheld will be completed.
8 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Carers: Respite Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to create more (a) respite and (b) care services for unpaid carers to allow them take regular breaks from their caring duties.
8 Jun 2022 · Home Office
Passports: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long applicants for a British passport (a) renewal and (b) replacement must wait before requesting their application is upgraded by Her Majesty's Passport Office.
7 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of NHS nurse vacancies on care for patients with long covid.
7 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Clinics
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many specialist clinics treat patients with long covid in England; and what assessment he has made of whether additional specialist clinics are required to meet demand.
7 Jun 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care
Long Covid: Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specialist medical care is offered to people with long covid.
7 Jun 2022 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) implications for his policies of the report by the Early Years Workforce Commission entitled A Workforce in Crisis: Saving Our Early Years, published in 2021 and (b) impac
7 Jun 2022 · Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure that there are adequate numbers of early years teachers and practitioners.
6 Jun 2022 · Department for Transport
Airports: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle airport staff shortages.
Source: official written-questions record.